I started a new story -_-' I understand if you all are frustrated with me. I hate the title of this story. But on the bright side...THIS IS MY 20TH STORY! Come on and celebrate with me!

Anyway, this chapter is mostly fluff. Real substance comes at chapter 2 and so on :) but until then, enjoy!


Everything was moving in slow motion. As Kendall was being dragged into the courthouse, confined in handcuffs, he couldn't believe all of this was actually happening. He looked around. Eyes followed him as he walked. He looked into each person's eyes, hoping that someone out there would believe him. But at this point, it was hopeless. He was going to prison. There would be no one there for him. Not his mom, not James, Logan, and Carlos. Not Katie...

Kendall choked on a sob at the thought of Katie. He loved her more than anything, but that wouldn't matter now. He'd probably never see her again. Not after this.

The bailiff led him in, taking him to the attorney that stood waiting for him.

"People vs. Kendall Knight," announced a voice.

The judge stared Kendall down. It was quite obvious that she viewed Kendall as nothing but filth. She couldn't understand how someone can hurt an innocent person. She'd been a judge for over fifteen years, but still, these kinds of criminals never made sense to her.

"In the charges of aggravated assault, domestic violence, and child abuse, how does the defendant plead?" she asked, glaring at him.

"Not guilty!" Kendall yelled. He didn't do it. He could never...

"Your honor," Kendall's attorney spoke up. He was a tall man, who looked to be in his thirties. "My client has been the victim's father figure for eleven years now. He's incapable of doing this, and most of the evidence against him is circumstantial."

The blonde female prosecutor began to speak. "Your honor, the defendant has solid evidence against him showing that he did indeed beat his little sister, Katie Knight, until the point of unconsciousness." The prosecutor stole a glance at Kendall. Because of that monster, there was a little girl in a coma.

"NO I DIDN'T!' Kendall argued, trying to fight out of the bailiff's grasp. "I WOULD NEVER HURT HER!"

The prosecutor ignored him and continued speaking. "Kendall Knight has proven that he can be a danger to himself as well as other people. Also, due to his financial status, the people have set his bail to $250,000."

"WHAT?" Kendall asked, his eyes widening.

The judge banged her gavel, making Kendall jump. "Young man," she said in a stern voice. "Need I remind you that you have recently turned eighteen and you will be charged as an adult. If you do not calm down I'll add 'contempt of court' to your charges."

Kendall stared at her, disbelief shown in his bright, green eyes. He light tear fall after the truth had once again hit him like a brick. This was it. This was really happening.

And the worst part was, the real person who hurt Katie would never be put to justice.


Katie walked into apartment 2J. She wasn't surprised to see Kendall and his friends all sitting together on the orange couch, looking exhausted.

"Another bad day with Gustavo?" she asked, already knowing that the answer would be yes. The four boys had a certain demeanor to them every time they had a bad day at the studio.

"I can't feel my legs," Logan muttered.

"I can't feel my throat," Carlos complained, rubbing at his neck and grabbing the glass of water that sat on the table. He took a long sip before placing it back down and releasing a large sigh.

"What happened?" Katie asked.

Kendall let out a sigh. "Same ol'" he simply answered. "We just couldn't seem to please Gustavo today. Everything we did was wrong."

"And," James added. "He called me ugly!"

Katie stifled a laugh.

Kendall looked at her. There was something different about Katie today.

"Why are you in such a good mood?" Kendall asked, arching an eyebrow and staring her down.

Katie shrugged. "I'm always in a good mood," she said. "Unlike you guys, I didn't have a bad day with an angry producer."

"No, you didn't," Kendall said, standing up and approaching Katie. "But that doesn't mean anything. So spill."

Katie rolled her eyes. "Mom's on vacation, which means that I won't have to worry about anyone preventing me from playing a new video game at the arcade a few blocks from here."

Kendall stared her down. Apartment 2J was completely silent. "Okay," Kendall finally said with a shrug. He went back to the couch, taking his original seat.

Katie stared at Kendall, shocked that he gave in so quickly. "Okay, then," she finally replied. "I guess I'll see you guys later," she said before leaving.

Kendall waved his sister goodbye before turning his attention back to the TV, a calm smile on his face.

"You don't believe a word she said, do you?" Logan asked.

Kendall shook his head. "Not one bit," he answered. "For one thing, the newest game at the arcade is coming next month, and that's something Katie wouldn't forget. And two, she's been texting someone like crazy for the past week and a half."

Logan, James, and Carlos raised their eyebrows at this.

Kendall nodded. "Yeah...she's seeing someone," he said, already reading his friends' minds.

"Well who could it be?" James asked, racking his brain to come up with a list of possible suspects.

"I don't know," Kendall honestly replied. "But do you know what this means?"

"Tree hats!" Carlos sang out.

Kendall nodded in agreement, an evil smile on his face as he rubbed his hands together.


Katie had been sitting by herself on a bench at the park for about five minutes before someone had come to join her.

"Hey, Katie," the boy said with a smile. He took a seat next to her. He brushed his black, long bangs from his eyes and put his arm around Katie.

"Hi Jay," Katie greeted, leaning into Jay's embrace.

The two teenagers began talking.

Kendall, Carlos, James, and Logan were watching from the bushes. Their mouths hung wide open as they processed the scene in front of them.

"K-Katie really does have a boyfriend," Kendall said in shock. His baby sister was growing up so fast, it seemed.

"THAT'S why she was being so secretive," Carlos said.

"Why would she hide...that?" Kendall asked. He and Katie were going to talk about this later.

"Calm down, dude," James said, giving Kendall a slight nudge. "She just hasn't figured out how to tell you yet, or they're still in the first phase of the relationship. You know, trying to see if they're really a couple or just really close friends." James took a look at Katie and Jay. "And by the looks of that," he continued. "They're definitely a couple."

Logan smiled. "Well I think it's cute," he admitted. Carlos nodded.

"Hm," Kendall replied, raising an eyebrow.

"I smell tasks," Carlos said.

Kendall nodded. "I'm gonna need you guys to snoop and ask around. I want to find out what people know about this guy."

"What are you gonna do?" James asked.

Kendall looked over to Katie and her, dare he say it, boyfriend. "I'm gonna get information about Jay...from Katie."

Kendall's friends knew what that meant. Kendall's big brother mode had gone into overdrive, and he wanted to make sure that Katie wasn't being lied to about anything.

He just didn't want Katie to get hurt.

"Move out!" Kendall commanded before the four boys went their separate ways.


Katie and Jay ended up spending the whole day together. They talked about everything, spent time at the mall, and they got to know about each other in such a small amount of time. They were now standing in front of apartment 2J. Jay didn't want Katie to go to her apartment alone.

"I really had fun today," Katie said.

"Me too," Jay replied. "So. You think your brother would kill me if I came over and hung out?"

Katie rolled her eyes. "Kendall's..." she trailed off, trying to find a good way to describe her brother.

Jay chuckled. "It's cool. I understand. Maybe after I'm done recording we can get some lunch."

"How come we can't hang at your apartment?" Katie asked.

Jay rubbed the back of his neck. "Well..." he sighed. "It's just, we only moved to LA a couple weeks ago...it's still a mess, you know?"

Katie completely understood that. She remembered how long and hard it was get apartment 2J the way it is now. "Okay," she said with a shrug. "We can go to lunch and maybe I'll tell Kendall about us," she said with a smile.

Jay nodded. "Sounds fair," he responded. "See you later, okay?"

"Okay. Good night," she said as he started walking away. At this point, Katie wanted to go inside her apartment and relax. But when she opened the door, she automatically knew that her plans had been foiled.

She walked in, the sight of her brothers sitting on the couch, each of them had their hands folded on their lap. Each of them had an eyebrow raised.

Katie sighed. "What's going on?" she asked.

"Shouldn't we be asking you that question?" James asked, crossing his arms.

Kendall turned to James. "James. I got this." He turned back to Katie. "So what is going on?" Kendall asked, crossing his arms. "And who is this...'Jay' person?"

Katie sighed, rolling her eyes. "We were gonna tell you guys tomorrow."

"Tell us what?" Logan and Carlos said at the same time, crossing their arms as well.

"Guys!" Kendall yelled before turning his attention back to Katie. "Tell us what?" he asked, repeating what his shorter friends had said.

"Kendall," Katie began. "I'm in the seventh grade now. And in the seventh grade, things happen."

"Like what?" Kendall asked, raising his eyebrow again.

Katie sighed. Did she have to spell everything out for these guys. "Like Jay and I...you know..." she said in a low voice.

Kendall stood up, approaching his little sister, who had no idea what Kendall would do next. She was ready to run. But Kendall instead wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "You're dating him, we get that," Kendall said.

Katie's eyebrows raised in shock. "And you're okay with it?"

Kendall reluctantly nodded. No he wasn't okay with his little sister dating at such a young age. But he remembered how mature she is. "I'm okay with it," he sighed.

Katie looked at him not believing Kendall's words for a minute. "So...you'd be okay with him coming over tomorrow so that you guys can officially meet each other?" she asked, looking at the ground.

"Of course, Katie," Kendall responded, squeezing her reassuringly.

Katie smiled. "Thanks, Kendall!" she replied, latching her arms around him. "Thank you so much!"

"No problem, baby sister," Kendall replied with a smile. He let her go, and Katie thanked the boys again before heading to her room.

Kendall plopped back on the couch, a heavy sigh escaping his lips.

"Oh, you're sooo killing this kid if he hurts Katie," Logan said to Kendall.

Kendall looked at him before nodding.

Kendall would never forget this night. The night that sparked everything. The night that started it all. Looking back, he would have fought tooth and nail so that Katie would not date this guy.

If only Kendall and his friends knew that whole story.


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